“Populism has had as many incarnations as it has had provocations, but its constant ingredient has been resentment, and hence whininess. Populism does not wax in tranquil times; it is a cathartic response to serious problems. But it always wanes because it never seems serious as a solution.”

American conservative writer and political commentator

George Frederick Will is an American conservative writer and political commentator. He is known for his long-running columns in The Washington Post and for his commentary on NewsNation. Will has built a public career around political writing and analysis. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1977, and in 1986 The Wall Street Journal described him as “perhaps the most powerful journalist in America.”